Priya Narasimhan, a professor of ECE and Computer Science, has been developing a number of innovative devices, ranging from devices to help the blind, to devices that will make sports more interesting.

The Tampa Bay Rays have been the laughing stock of Major League Baseball since the first season of their existence. The team has never won more than 70 regular season games in the past 10 years, and last season, the Rays had the worst record in the MLB with a compounded 96 losses. However, they have transformed into an almost unrecognizable team, one that has actually had a winning season. Not only did the Rays record 97 wins, they also won a division dominated for the past several seasons by the world famous New York Yankees and the current defending champions, the Boston Red Sox. Yet, the Cinderella story for Tampa Bay continues as they soundly defeated the Chicago White Sox 6–2 to win in the first round of the playoffs.